Marbled sand frog
Tomopterna marmorata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyPyxicephalidae (African Box-headed Frogs)
- GenusTomopterna (Sand Frogs)
- SpeciesTomopterna marmorata (Marbled sand frog)
The marbled sand frog (Tomopterna marmorata) is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae that is native to East and southern Africa. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Gonarezhou National Park
Knocking sand frog
Tomopterna krugerensis
Edible bullfrog
Pyxicephalus edulis
Grey Foam-nest Treefrog
Chiromantis xerampelina
Garman's Toad
Sclerophrys garmani
Anchieta's Ridged Frog
Ptychadena anchietae
Common Squeaker
Arthroleptis stenodactylus
African Split-skin Toad
Schismaderma carens
Fenoulhet's Toad
Poyntonophrynus fenoulheti
Red-Banded Rubber Frog
Phrynomantis bifasciatus
Shovel-nosed Frog
Hemisus marmoratus
Red-legged Wot-wot
Phlyctimantis maculatus
Müller's Platanna
Xenopus muelleri
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Marbled sand frog at Gonarezhou National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |